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A consolidated look at current hiking conditions, climbing reports, bike routes + trails, and camping information from around the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. See the links on the left for detailed information on Seattle bike trails, mountain bike trails, regional hikes and bike rides. New info added all the time.

The new Westlake bike lane opened on Sept 15th, providing a safe connection between South Lake Union and the Fremont Bridge. At the bridge, the 1.25 mile path connects to the Ship Canal Trail which continues along the water and under the Ballard Bridge into Interbay.

As of August 26th, all tunnels on the John Wayne Trail between Cle Elum and Cedar Falls were open. There's still plenty of time to ride the trail before the tunnel closes on November 1st. There's also a good east-to-west trip report out today.

Olympic National Park announced that repair work on Olympic Hot Springs Rd started July 25th and will run through early October. The road was washed out last November and has been closed to vehicles since then, blocking access to the hot springs, Whiskey Bend Trailhead and many of the popular Elwah-area hiking trails. The temporary trail around the washout, established for hikers, bikers and horses, will be closed during construction as well; no access of any kind will be permitted until the re-opening.

Evergreen is starting on a new trail system in the Raging River State Forest that will connect to Tiger Mountain. Fifteen miles of trails scheduled to open in late summer of 2017. Something to look forward to.

There's a new bus service connecting North Bend to Rattlesnake Lake. The Cedar Falls Loop costs $1 and runs from May through September.

Down at Mt St Helens, Forest Rd 99 is open tomorrow, but you can only get to it via FR-25 from the north. The part south of 99 should open in a few weeks.

The Tokul Trestle is backopen, which means you can now ride the entire Snoqualmie Valley Trail.

The City of Redmond has posted a video explaining the detours on the East Lake Sammamish trail due to work on the Redmond Central Connector. The detours are expected to last through October. Additional information here.

A washout has closed the road leading to Blanca Lake Trail, a popular hiking destination near Skykomish. If you want to get to the lake, plan on an extra 4-mile road hike from the washout to trailhead.

It's time for another Bicycle Sunday, ride car-free on Lake Washington Blvd (the portion just south of I-90 to Seward Park, about 3 miles) on May 16th from 10am-6pm. Next on is on Memorial Day weekend.